A Glimpse of the Life & Art of Madison Woods
@WildOzark
Where I write about my art, and share bits of our life out here in the wild Ozarks near Kingston, Arkansas.
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Read more: Nature Sketching Day 6 – “Lobelia Inflata”Today I went out on foot, backpack loaded with my towel and cushion to sit on, sketch journal, and pencils to do my daily entry…
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Read more: Busy Days at Wild OzarkI’ve been busy lately, but you wouldn’t know it from my lack of posts to the blog. New projects started (Wild Ozark Nature Journal) and…
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Read more: Nature Sketching Day 3 – Sycamore LeafEach day I’ve picked what I think will be a simple subject. Today’s was a single sycamore leaf with no effort to include background, foreground…
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Read more: Nature Sketching Day 2 – Asters Along the DrivewayToday’s nature sketch is of the purple asters that were growing along the driveway. Each day I try to make an entry with a pencil…
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Read more: Is it Ginseng Root, Tree Root, or what?Do you know what kind of roots these are? The other day I got an email asking for some identification help. From the photos, I…
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Read more: What Happens to Ginseng in Too Much SunWhy is this ginseng turning yellow? The other day I just so happened to be right where I needed to be to see why my…
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Read more: The Business ‘Circle of Life’ at Wild OzarkAn older post, but still representative. Eventually I’ll update it but for now, I’ll leave it alone: This is the second year since making Wild…
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Read more: Photos Ginseng Roots from 2015 Season9/14 (Ohio) Holy Cow- Looks like a man! The rich Ohio soil sure turns out some nice roots. From Marcia: “Second day out digging roots…
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Read more: Gathering Lobelia inflata SeedsLooking for Lobelia Today I donned a surgical mask to go out and gather the seed pods of Lobelia inflata. Why the mask? Well, it’s…
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Read more: PawPaw’s NotebookA while back while visiting down south I thought of PawPaw’s notebook. My PawPaw was in his 90’s and I knew he wouldn’t be with…
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Read more: An Herbal Hoof Poultice for a HorseBoth of our horses foundered recently and I’m not sure what caused it. I suspect there was a large fruit drop from the persimmon and…
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Read more: This Beaver is One Heck of an OptimistThis beaver must possess tremendous optimism. Either that or he’s a long-term strategist, or both! Most farmers dislike beavers with a passion bordering hatred. The…
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Read more: A New Thing – Wild Ozark Serial FictionShort Stories Serial fiction delivered to your inbox in 100-300 word segments each day until the story is finished. Wild Ozark Newsletter This is just…
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Read more: Abu Dhabi Engages All Five SensesThere are two sounds I’ll associate with Abu Dhabi for the rest of my life. Sounds The first is the sound of prayer during the…
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Read more: Disappearing for a whileJust a notice to anyone who might wonder why there’s been no posts for a while… I’d been really busy finishing up some projects (10…
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Read more: Death from Above – Wasp vs MantisThere are lots of videos at YouTube about wasp vs mantis, but they always show the mantis winning. Today I saw a wasp carrying the…
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Read more: A Homesteading Hermit Self-Reliant Writer’s To-Do ListI’m a self-reliant writer for the most part. I’m also a homesteader and close to being a hermit (hermitress) these days. It would take a…
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Read more: Spider StickAnyone who has ever ridden, or rather, *driven* a four-wheeler on a tree-lined path will know exactly why this four-wheeler is sporting a lovely branch of wilted…
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Read more: My First Sheet of Handmade PaperSo, with all the rain here, and now with the truck being broken which means until the road mud dries up some I can’t go…
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Read more: A Review Round Robin*** Sorry, but this event has ended *** Join me in a “Review Round Robin” I’ll send you 10 Common Plants in paperback format, and none of…
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Read more: Do Your Dogs Sing with the Chickens?We have singing dogs. Every morning at sunrise when the rooster crows and the hens wake, and during the day when the chickens get all…
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Read more: Rattlesnakes and Dogs don’t Mix – Snakebit dogThey’re not aggressive. Really. This one just wanted to be left alone. It’s the second one I’d encountered that week, and both were relatively calm. Badger…
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Read more: The Slow Descent of an Ozark Mountain LandslideI’ve been observing and recording our slowly descending Ozark landslide. Leaning trees and driveway encroachment, photographed day by day. Since the flood last Monday I…
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Read more: Egg-napping MaransI have two black marans setting eggs. Each hen was in a separate box, sitting on her own clutch of eggs. There are other boxes…
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Read more: The Impermanence of ThingsWe’ve had a lot of rain in the last days here in the Ozark Highlands. 7 inches in a few hours Monday night. That’s too…
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